The Cristiano Ronaldo saga has been running all week in the Spanish press; should he really have been banned for two matches? Did he really mean to elbow Mtiliga in the face? Was it worse than what Messi did against Sevilla when the defender bear-hugged him off the ball? First he was banned for two matches, then Real Madrid took the case to the RFEF Court of Appeal. Click to continue reading...

Let's see if we can come up with the correct descriptor for how we feel right now without resorting to thesaurus.com: Seething with jealousy? Filled to overflowing with stampy-wanties? Too busy to comment as we're using our lunch money to buy scratch cards?

All of the above.

Eagle-eyed Kickettes will already know which item of Jessica Lawlor's ensemble is causing the hard covet the Christian Louboutin Nitoinimoi 120 ankle boots.

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Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Real Madrid
(1-0) 2' Llorente
Athletic Bilbao came out all guns blazing as they struck the post twice and scored the decisive goal inside the first two minutes to send Real Madrid crashing to a demoralising defeat. Fernando Llorente headed in from an early corner after Lass had directed the ball into his path, rewarding Bilbao for a riproaring start that had the Madridistas rocking. Click to continue reading...

This week's little cutie is the gorgeously beautiful wee Scots lass Jo-Anne O'Neill from Fife in Scotland.

Jo is pretty new to modeling but loves loves loves nothing better than getting dressed up and posing in front of the camera.

If you would like to be our girl of the week then e-mail girls@ukfootballfinder.

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Hope everyone who celebrated had a nice holiday and a happy New Year!

While commuting to work today (which by NYC public transportation is bad enough as it is) I stumbled upon two stories which really just made my Monday even worse.

Ribery: Simply not his year (understatement)
First, Ribery injured his toe while training in Dubai with Bayern.

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Wenn wir im Sommer 2010 einen Ohrwurm haben werden, dann ist uns allen klar woher der kommt. Nein, nicht von irgendeinen Pocher-Fansong oder ein Wie-geil-ist-die-WM-Song der Sportfreunde Stiller. Bei der WM 2010 gibt es was viel besseres, nämlich den unnachahmlichen Brummsound der Vuvuzelas. Die werden uns von ihrem afrikanischen Rhytmus mächtig was auf unsere Ohren [. Click to continue reading...

REAL MADRID defeated OLYMPIQUE OF MARSEILLE 1-3 to secure top spot of Group C & avoid the stronger teams in the nextstage. Apart from an excellent Spanish defence ( Pepe, Ramos, Albiol& company), backed by a disciplined midfield (Xavi & Lass), it wasCristiano Ronaldo that unbalanced, surprised, gave spark & scoredtwo goals. Click to continue reading...

Uno uno cero. Un 1-0. 110. Números mágicos que han estado en sintonía sobre el césped del Camp Nou la noche del 29N. 110 años se han cumplido desde que Joan Gamper fundara el club que se ha colocado líder de la Liga BBVA. Lo hace tras vencer por 1-0 al Real Madrid.
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What an emotional, mentally draining week its been.� Monsieur Henry's handball has been talked to death at this stage, im sure some people will be rolling their eyes at another article over this much talked about topic, but I haven't given my two cents yet and I've got some things to get off my chest.

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Jozy Altidore was excluded from the Hull City game with no explanation for his absence to be found. But the young lass loves his social networking sites, so the mystery didn't take very long to figure out. While Hull was already playing, Jozy sent his fans a little tweet to explain what had happened:

"Apologize to the all of you.

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El Real Madrid sigue sin jugar a nada, y no pudo pasar del empate a cero con el Sporting. Si bien es cierto que en su visita a El Molinón llegaba con varias bajas, solo Benzema, Cristiano y Lass son teóricos titulares.

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One cannot avoid fate, for she is a persistent lass. Bobo Vieri has certainly never tempted fate, as he's followed his masterplan by stumbling into the fronts of topless models time and time again. Football? Merely the means by which he was to achieve his night crawling destiny. And so he retired the only way a [. Click to continue reading...

Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark.

Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable outing. It was the supporting cast of Granero, Marcelo and Raul that provided the threat and in the second half Royston Drenthe had his moments.

Pellegrini turned defensive with Lass and Alonso creating redundancy in the holding midfielder positions, with Alonso a bit more adventurous.

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In der dritten englischen Liga weiß man noch, wie man kreativ Tore bejubelt. Matthew Russell von Rochdale Town F.C. zeigt uns, was er sich für eine Jubelorgie überlegt hat. Er bejubelt sich einfach mal selber, nach seiner frustgeladenen� Energieleistung auch vollkommen zu Recht. Sein Team verlor gegen FC United übrigens mit 1:3. Click to continue reading...

Seven games tonight of Round 4 in the "Liga" with its usual mix ofaction, goals & last minute surprises. Here is a summary of tonights scores & results:REAL MADRID left Benzema & Raul on the bench to change its system to 4-3-3 ( or 4-2-3-1) & saw how defender Garay injuried himself inthe warm up. This lead to a "revolutionary change" in the defence with Casillas, Lass Diarra, Albiol, Ramos & Click to continue reading...

Llegó en el mercado de invierno para cubrir la baja de su compatriota Van Nistelrooy. Fue considerado un sustituto de lujo para Ruud y una apuesta para el presente/futuro cercano por sus impresionantes cifras goleadoras. Luchó hasta el final por la Liga, dudó en irse por la falta de minutos y quedó relegado de la Champions por que su club –con una sola vacante- decidió anotar a Lass Diarra. Click to continue reading...

This is how we do team photos here There was some interesting facial expressions on display as Real Madrid got themselves into position for a team photo as they kicked off their La Liga campaign against Deportiva La Coruna. Real stalwart Raul directs proceedings, while Lass has prime position.

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Putting the bux in buxom, say hello to the love of Gary Lineker's life (after Alan Hansen and golf, of course). She looks a bit like Catherine Zeta Jones (a fellow Welsh lass) crossed with Cheryl Cole. That is not...

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The Spanish "Liga" kick off for 2009-2010 with surprises, goals & thelast match to be played tonight between FC Barcelona - Sporting deGijón. While we await that result here is a summary of the other 9 games played this weekend.On Saturday Real Madrid (Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo (pen) & Lass)began its campaign with a victory 3-2 over Deportivo (Riki &Valeron). Click to continue reading...

The game was a little boring and regular but at least it's a win, the best part was chillin' with the NYC MADRIDISTAS as we welcomed a few new faces and smoked a few Honduran cigars at halftime.
Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 3-2 in typical workmanlike fashion. That MADRIDISTA flowing futbol swagger is still not there, but let's give them time. Click to continue reading...

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What would Madrid have done without Lassana Diarra?!! It's easy to look at their stars of course, but our Sunday Senor of the week is one of their less-known players who scored the winning goal for Madrid in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna last night.

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Young or old, lad or lass, living just round the corner or at the other end of the world, if you're a Newcastle fan then you're in all the way. Over-the-moon one minute and kicked in the teeth the next, you learn to deal with adversity early on or you sink with the tide of [...] Click to continue reading...

Zuerst sei eine andere Frage gestattet: Was macht eigentlich Doktor Fußball? Die Bundesliga beginnt und hier gibt es nichts zu lesen, dabei muss der Doktor doch zu allem seinen Senf abgeben. Da stimmte was nicht – und das tut uns Leid. Grund war ganz einfach der Abschluss des Studiums. So eine Diplomarbeit in drei Monaten anzufertigen, benötigt gerade in der Schlussphase, einiges an Konzentration.

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The second coming of Florentino Perez should not be judged on what big name stars he brings to the Santiago Bernabeu. His ability to attract the world's best has never been an issue of debate. Neither has his ability to generate capital for the club. Rather, any lessons the man claims to have learnt since departing the Bernabeu in disgrace back in 2006 should be judged on how he treats the less famous, yet equally important, members of the squad.

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Esta mañana ha saltado la noticia de que Guti es seria duda (creo que se ha confirmado esta tarde) para el derby del sábado ante el Barcelona, así que pensando de camino a casa al mediodía, he decidido que ya era de dedicarle una entrada a uno de los jugadores que más ha dado que hablar y escribir, ya no sólo en toda la atmósfera madridista, sino en muchas ocasiones, a todo el fútbol español. Click to continue reading...

El entrenador merengue se mostró muy satisfecho con el encuentro realizado frente al Almería, restó importancia a si el juego fue mejor o peor y salió al paso de los rumores de malentendidos entre el técnico y Guti. "Ha sido un resultado bastante bueno para el partido que hemos hecho. Me gustaría tener más el control, [. Click to continue reading...

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El ex jugador del Mallorca, Angelos Basinas, ha sido contratado por el Portsmouth en el día de hoy y será el sustituto del francés Lassana Diarra, traspasado al Real Madrid en este mismo mercado invernal. El griego, que dejó España para recalar en el AEK de su país el pasado verano, firmará un contrato de [. Click to continue reading...

El último fichaje del Real Madrid en el mercado de invierno, el francés Julien Faubert, fue presentado esta mañana en el Santiago Bernabéu, donde Alfredo Di Stéfano le entregó la camiseta con el dorsal número 18 que vestirá, al menos, hasta el próximo mes de junio. El futbolista cedido por el West Ham se mostró "feliz [. Click to continue reading...

El capitán del Real Madrid opinó sobre la crisis que atraviesa el club en los despachos y no dudó en hablar sin tapujos. Raúl sabe que todo lo que está ocurriendo no beneficia en nada el trabajo de los futbolistas por lo que reclamó que todo termine de una vez y la calma institucional vuelva [. Click to continue reading...

Calderón tiene los días contados al frente del Real Madrid. Pase que el equipo tenga una mala racha. Pase, también, que su imagen de cara a público no sea la más indicada para comandar semejante club. Incluso puede dejarse pasar que no se sepa el reglamento de la Uefa respecto a las inscripciones de la [. Click to continue reading...

Andan eufóricos por el Bernabéu y no es para menos. El equipo poco a poco va sacando puntos y, aunque el Barça no afloja su espectacular ritmo, los blancos van escalando posiciones y ganando encuentros a los rivales directos. Encima, tanto Lass como Huntelaar han dejado buenas impresiones en su estreno y todo apunta a [. Click to continue reading...

Segundo encuentro ganado en liga del Madrid de Juande. Segunda victoria por la mínima ante uno de los rivales directos en la lucha por los puestos de Champions. Segundo partido en Madrid en el que Robben es determinante para los intereses blancos. Frente al Valencia le regaló el tanto a Higuaín y hoy ha marcado [. Click to continue reading...

Juande no ha dado opción a la duda en su rueda de prensa de hoy y afirmado que si quieren optar a la liga hay que "ir sumando de 3 en 3 y esperar a que los demás pinchen". También tuvo palabras de admiración para el Villareal, su rival de mañana. "Están haciendo una temporada [...] Click to continue reading...